G/TBT/N/ARG/409  
6 January  2021 
(21-0160) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : ARGENTINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible : Comisión Nacional de Alimentos , CONAL (National Food 
Commission)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : Enquiry point 
(see section 11)  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Analytical 
methods : Performance criteria  (ICS 67 .020, 67.040 and 67.050)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Proyecto de 
Resolución Conjunta "Código Alimentario Argentino (CAA) - Capítulo XX "Me todología 
Analítica Oficial" : Criterios de Rendimiento " (Draft Joint Resolution "Argentine Food Code 
(CAA) - Chapter XX 'Official Analytical Methods' : Performance criteria") (7 pages, in 
Spanish)  
6. Description of content : Chapter XX "Official Analytical Methods" of the Argentine Food 
Code is amended to include Article 1413 bis, which provides that alternative methods may 
be applied to complement the use of the analytical methods outlined  in the various articles 
of this Code, in cases where the laboratory demonstrates the performance characteristics 
set forth in this draft Joint Resolution.  
These provisions shall not be applicable to identification and/or microorganism 
enumeration techniques, which shall be applied in compliance with the relevant 
microbiolo gical criteria and/or specific regulatory requirements . The analytical methods 
established by the resolutions of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) are also 
excluded.  
In addition to the performance criteria, the participation in proficiency tests or inter-
laboratory comparisons relating to the alternative measures applied shall be optional.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents : EX2020 -45094250 - -APN-DELEIAER#ANMAT  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force : Not applicable  G/TBT/N/ARG/409  
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  10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Subsecretaría de Políticas para Mercado Interno (Undersecretariat for Domestic Market 
Policies)  
Area de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  (Technical Barriers to Trade Division)  
Avda. Julio A. R oca 651 Of. 423 A  
(C1067ABB) Buenos Aires  
Argentina  
focalotc@produccion.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gob.ar  
http://www.puntofocal.gov.ar/formularios/notific_arg.php  
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